Garment press



Jan. 1925- 1,522,557

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Patented den. l3, 1925.,

PAranr CHARLES E. WAREAM,

OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. ASSIGNOR, BY DIBEG'I AND AS- SIGNIQKENTS, 01EONE-HALF TO' THE AMERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY COIIELPANY, OF NORWOOD,OHIO, A. CORPORATION OF OHIO, AND ONE-HALF TO METRQBOLITAN TRUSTCOMPANY, TRUSTEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF NEW YO.

GARMENT PRESS.

Application filed June 1d, 1920. Serial No. 390,229,.

To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. WAREAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and .useful Improvements in Garment Presses,of which the following is a speci-' fication.

This invention relates to the class of laundry machines and moreparticularly to improvements in garment presses.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved means fordistributing air through the buck or garment supporting member to dispelthe live steam therefrom as well as from the garment upon completion ofthe pressing operation. 1 Other objects of the invention will appearfrom the following description and claims whenconsidered in connectionwith the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my machine; Fig 2 is an end elevationthereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the buck orgarment supporting member; Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section takenon line aa, Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the buck with partsbroken away.

The frame 1 supports the work table 2 and the buck or garment supportingmember 3, while the presser head 4 is pivotally mounted upon the. frontend of the over-" weight 7 at its rear end. The spring 8 which extendsbetween the overhanging arm 5 and the base portion of the frame 1normally tends to position away from the buck. The presser head isclosed by means of treadle 10 which operates the toggle lever mechanismthrough the lever connections 11 and 12. The bell crank lever 12 ispivotally mounted at "13 upon the frame of the machine and has pivotalconnection at 14 with'the lever members 15 which are connected at 16with the other parts of the toggle lever mechanism. The toggle levercomprises the connecting link 17 which is pivotally connected to thebase of the frame, and the rod 18 which has pivotal connection at 20with the overhang hold the presser head inopen ing arm 5. The rod 18 canbe adjusted so as to lengthen or shorten the throw of this toggle lever.This last feature is fully described in the patent to Cooper 1332711 ofMarch 2, 1920.

Adjustment of the rod 18 serves also to vary the tension upon the spring19. Means is shown at 21 for locking the rod 18 in the position in whichit is adjusted. A. rod 22 having pivotal connection at 23 with the link17-has pivotal connection with the lever arms 15 and is provided with ascrew threaded nut 24 which can be set at dilferent po itions so as toform a stop for limiting t e movement of the toggle lever mechanism. Thestructure as thus far explained being old in the art will not bedescribed in any fuller detail.

The presser head is brought in closed position by means of a handle 25,and any suitable means may be provided for supply ingsteam thereto, asfor instance through the pipe connection 26. This being an old practice,it will not be described in any fuller detail. 1

The buck or garment supporting member which I have adopted for use withmy in vention comprises a plate 27 which is provided along its marginalportions with channels 28. Strips of suitable material, such forinstance as sheet metal 29, are secured along the marginal portions ofthe plate 27 so as to overhang these channels. These strips are securedin position in any suitable manner, as for instance by means of screws30. As will be clearly seen from Fig. 5, these strips which are narrowedtowards their ends, are so arranged that their upper faces are flushwith the upper surface of the plate 27 and form the graduated slots 28)for the passag'eof steam. Superimposed upon the plate 27 are a suitablenumber of layersof padding 31 which are covered and enclosed at theiredge portions by means of oilcloth 32. Thetopmost layer comprisespadding 33 covered by the ordinary muslin or other fabric 34 which ispervious to llllfl through only the upper layer of padding. The form ofbuck as thus far described is practically the same as that covered bythe application of B. W. Brockett 'file'd June 19, 1920, Serial Number390,170.

'- The buck is provided with a steam chamber 36 havingcommunicationthrough the pipe 37 with the steam supply. A drain 38 isalso provided forthe condensed steam. An extension 39 from the undersideof the plate member 27 provides a channel 40 which extends transverselyacross the buck and terminates at its ends in the restricted'ducts 40which, will be seen from Fig. 4, are

in communication. with the channels 28. Communication is had between thesteam chest 36 and the channel through the ports 41 and 42 which areunder' control of the valve 43. This valve is actuated by means of therod 44 which extends out through the lower wall of the buck and is.venclosed by the casing 45. 'As will be seen from Fig. 2, the valve rod44 is actuated by means of treadle 46. v

The feature which forms the specific subject matter of this applicationis the means for equalizing the distribution of air which the flattenedtubular member is flush with I the upper surface of oilcloth 32 and thesides of this depression are inclined so as todeflect the air to theupper padding. The function of this tube is to distribute the airthrough the padding so as to more efliciently remove the steam'therefrom, upon completion of the pressing operation. This tubularmember maybe made of any suitable material. as for instance light metal,and is preferably located in the upper part'of the padding, as shown inthe drawings.

, An air fan 47,has pipe connection as indicated at 48 and 49 with theend portions of the tubular member 35. The valve 46 which isnormally inclosed position as indicated in Fig. 3 is actuated by means of rod 47which is in turn actuated by treadle 49. As will be seen from Fig. 2,pressure upon treadle 49 will operate'the lever connections50 and 51 andthe bell crank lever 52 which is mounted upon shaft 53 suplever 49 forengaging the'floor.

Thus, itwill be seen from the foregoing .description that upon bringingthe presser head in closed relation with the buck, steam can be suppliedto either or both of the iron: ing members by means of the steamconnections referred to, andupon completion of the pressing operation a.current of air can be turned into the flattened tubular member for thepurpose of dispelling the steam from the padding of the buck and alsofrom the garment.

' Thecurrent of-airupon being supplied to the two ends of the flattenedtube 35 will pass through the tube toward the middle portion of thebuck, and willfbe allowed to be distributed out through the apertures.

The result of this arrangement is that a more uniform distribution ofair is obtained through the padding and hence the-steam can be morequickly dispelled from the padding and while still in the mobile. state.The advantage of this arrangement is that the padding will "not bepermitted to become soggy,,and consequently the life of the padding willbe prolonged. v a Other advantages resulting from this invention willsuggest themselves to those who are familiar with the art .to which itrelates. v v

I What I claim is: 1. In a garmentpress, agarment support having animperforate upper plate and a heating chamber beneath the same, paddingresting'onsaid plate, and a conduit extending through said padding to apoint within the samefor conducting and distributing a gaseous mediumthrough said padding.

2. In a garment press, a garment support havin an imperforate upperplate and a heating chamber below the same, padding on"said plate andhaving a lower portion impervious to a gaseous medium and an upperportion pervious thereto, and a conduit extending from the margin ofsaid garment support into said padding for conductlng a gaseous mediumto anddistributmg it through the pervious upper layer thereof. i I

3. In a garment press, agarment support having an lmperforate upperplate and a heating chamber below the same, padding on 531d plate'andhaving a lower portion lmpervious to a gaseous medium and an upperportion pervious thereto, and a con duit extending from the margin ofsaid. garment support between the up '1- and lower port ons of saidpadding or conducting agaseous medium to and distributng it through thepervious upper layer thereof. v u J 4. In agarment press, thecombination of a garment supporting member including .a support having ajcovering of padding {for supplying air to a point teases? impervioustoair and communicating with said air supplying means, said conduit beingprovided with means for the distribution of air there-from through thepadding.

5. in a garment press, the combination of a garment supporting memberincluding a support having a covering of padding that is pervious tosteam and air, means for supplying steam to said padding, means forsupplying air to a point within the upper part of said padding and aperforatel tubular member extending from said point of air supplythrough the padding of said garment supporting member for distributionof air therethrough.

6. in a garment press, the combination of a. garment supporting memberincluding a supporthaving a covering of padding that is pervious tosteam and air, means for supplying steam to said padding, means withinthe upper part of said padding and a perforated flattened tubular memberextending from said point of air supply through the padding of saidgarment supporting member for distribution of air therethrough.

T. In a garment press. the combination of a garment supporting memberhaving a covering of padding that is p rvious to steam and air, meansfor supp}v ing steam to said padding, means for sup lying air toseparated points in the padding, and tubular lneans extending betweensaid points of air supply for distribution of air through the padding.

8. In a garment press. the combination of a garment supporting memberiaving a covering of. padding that is pervious to steam and air, meansfor supplying steam to said padding, means for supplying air to separated points in the padding, and flattened tubular means extendingbetween said points of air supply for distribution of air through thepadding.

9. in a garment press, the combination of a garment supportingmemberincluding a support having a covering of padding that is perviousto steam and air, means for supplying steam to said padding means forsupplying air to a point within the upper part. of said padding, thelower portion of the padding of said garment supporting member beingformed with a depression, and means situated in said depression fordistributing said air through the padding of said garment supportingmember.

10. In a garment press, the combination of a garment supporting memberincluding a support having a covering of padding that is pervious tosteam and air, means for supplying steam to said padding, means forsupplying air to a point within the upper part of said padding. thelower portion of the padding of said garment supporting member beingformed with a depression and tubular means situated in said depressionfor distributing said air through the padding of said garment supportingmember.

11. In a garment press, the combination of a garment supporting memberincluding a support having a covering of padding that is pervious tosteam and air means for supplying steam to said padding means forsupplying air to a point Within the upper part of said padding, theloWer portion of the padding of said garment supporting member beingformed with a depression, and flattened tubular means situated in saiddepression for distributing said air through the padding of said garmentsupporting member.

In testimony whereof l aiiix my signature,

CHARLES E. WAREAM.

